"Mushrooms, where are you going? What's the price?"
"The hanging lines are written side by side, and the water code gaps appear in the black hands."
"Threshold?"
"The master who squats on the pole has no family or sect."
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"Another brother from the mountains was framed by Yingzhaosun. The government forced the people to rebel. Instead of living such a useless life at the foot of the mountain, it is better to go to the mountain and live a happy life with a big piece of meat and a bowl of wine."
The skinny monkey-like man held up a rusty machete, and placed his hand intentionally or unintentionally on the shoulder of this somewhat dull young man. He felt the latter's muscles suddenly tighten and then slowly relax. This was the warrior's instinctive reaction when he was approached.
Ordinary people can't fake it.
In recent days, there have been many people from the mountain. As a small leader appointed by the king to patrol the mountain, the skinny monkey-like man naturally has some unique skills. It doesn’t matter whether the people from the mountain are good people with an innocent background or are hawks with ulterior motives.
No matter how deep the cover-up was, he could still detect the original smell. After uncovering the seven or eight spies who wanted to sneak into the mountain, he naturally took the position of the little boss.
The big tree attracts the wind, and the hilltop where the skinny monkey raises a man has been regarded as a serious problem by the government in Suzhou for a long time. Otherwise, why would those spies disguised as experienced agents deliberately try to sneak up the mountain? This dull young man in front of me
Although at first glance, the foundation seems to be quite clean, and several tests have not revealed any flaws, but it is not easy to accept a person with unknown origins who has skills and unknown origins.
"Since you have some skills, why didn't you go up the mountain with a certificate of surrender?"
There was no blood on the dull young man in front of him, and he only had a long sheathed knife with him. He didn't look like a character who could give a large sum of money as an offering. Could it be that he was really a young man who had come to the mountain to throw himself into the mountains and still didn't understand the rules?
Son? Although the skinny monkey-like man didn't show anything on his face, he still criticized this young man for not knowing the rules.
The mountains do not support incompetent idlers, which is why many old, weak, sick and disabled people are sent away with the lucky hope that they can come to the mountains to make a living.
In addition, those who do not understand the rules of throwing themselves into the mountains are not here to give out porridge, nor are they allowed to enter the temple of the great Bodhisattva. If their pockets are relatively rich, they can spend dozens of taels of filial piety silver.
If you can barely pass the test, if you are short of money and have some martial arts, you can go to the foot of the mountain to kill a person, cut off his head and throw it in, and call it a certificate of surrender.
This certificate of surrender is a sign that the person who came to the mountain will have no way out, so that the brothers on the mountain dare to accept him into the mountain with confidence. Nine out of ten brothers on the mountain where the thin monkey-like man is located have obtained a certificate of surrender when they go up the mountain. Which ordinary people can't
It's not like being forced into desperation before committing suicide. If you can have food to satisfy your hunger at the foot of the mountain, who would commit such a serious crime of beheading?
"Before I went up the mountain, I stayed on a nearby trail for more than three days. The guests who passed by were all coming and going in groups of more than ten people. I never saw the opportunity to go alone." This dull young man heard the words of a skinny monkey-like man.
There seemed to be dissatisfaction in the room, and he quickly defended and said, "Three days, give me another three days, and then there will be a whole team of merchants..."
The skinny monkey-like man is well aware that in recent years, how many lone passers-by have had their heads removed inexplicably as surrender orders. In addition, their group has become more and more notorious in Suzhou. If this stupid person
If the young man really takes the certificate and goes up the mountain, then I can't say that.
It will definitely make him suspicious.
When the dull young man saw that the skinny monkey-like man in front of him never wanted to relax his tone, he took out a hard cloth bag from his arms and trembled with pain in his face. The latter weighed the weight of the cloth bag and squeezed out some stinginess. With a smile: "Although I am a little short of filial piety to the King, I can say a few kind words for you in front of the King. You are also skilled in martial arts. It is not difficult to stay on the mountain when you come."
Seeing the look of luck on the face of the idiot in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief. The skinny monkey-like man couldn't help but secretly laugh that this young boy was too ignorant of the world. It didn't matter that he was a martial arts practitioner. He only had some strength in fists and feet. He went to say a few good words in front of the king. There is no need for silver, not to mention that the Toutuo King clearly disdains gold, jade and jewelry, and the looted property is also scattered among the minions. A few taels of silver are not worth mentioning to the big bosses on the mountain, but For a big guy like him and a small boss, this is quite a windfall.
"The three hills occupied by our king are said to be the rare Feng Shui treasures in Suzhou. They have been occupied and managed by a group of old Taoists in the early years, but they have not done anything evil. Our king will give them a way out and let them go down the mountain. You Look at the largest houses. They are said to be dedicated to the great ancestors and the gods who can spread the beans and make soldiers and move the wind and rain. But even when our king beat them to pieces, no gods dared to come down to earth. Calculating and calculating..."
When Wei Changpan heard the thin monkey-like man who suddenly started chatting, he led the roadside and chatted with him about the accident on the mountain. He couldn't help but feel a little funny. This man just put on the boss airs and soon lost his power. Fortunately, he was not difficult to get along with. Rather than being familiar with the person, it would be beneficial for him to lurk in the mountains.
The Xiaoyao Mountain where he is now seems to be the top of the mountain where Wu Erlang is. It seems that the news sent by the Cao family of Liuxia County is not wrong. The Cao family of Liuxia County suffered such a shame and humiliation, and now he should spare no effort to help. Wei Changpan and his party captured all the bandits from Xiaoyaoshan and other three mountains.
Xiaoyao Mountain is more than 300 feet high and covers an area of 10,000 acres. The foot of the mountain is surrounded by clear water on three sides, and the mountain is covered with green mist. It also has green forests like the sea, mountains and rivers, and lush greenery. The Taoist who founded the sect in Xiaoyao Mountain in the early years came later. There is also a sweet spring with excellent water quality in the mountain. There are hundreds of jagged and strange rocks around the spring, many of which look like birds and animals, which are lifelike.
However, the scenery of Xiaoyao Mountain remains the same, but the main hall dedicated to the Taoist ancestor has become a place where thieves are entrenched. The exquisite carved eaves are incomplete, and the painted pillars are full of stains. The bronze cloud cauldron that enshrines incense has been stolen by people who cannot read the characters on the mountain. The minions took out centuries-old incense ash and washed it, using it as cooking utensils for cooking pigs and sheep.
"Your Majesty lives in that hall on weekdays. Although there are very few people on weekdays, whenever there are officers and soldiers coming, as long as Your Majesty leads some men and horses to charge for a while, those people who are paid by the officials will have to flee down the mountain." Skinny Monkey'er When this kind of man mentioned Wu Erlang, he admired him like a young girl. "Last time, several counties in Liuxia County worked together, and they were no match for our king. After a few dozen rounds, they became chamber pots for the brothers. This is quite courageous." , you haven’t seen the scene where several policemen were kneeling on the ground crying for mercy..."
"Those policemen..."
"Instead of tearing out the heart and soul and making food for the people on the mountain, is it possible to put it back down the mountain and continue to abuse people?" The thin monkey-like man held his nose and rolled his eyes, "What if you kid in the future? luck
Better, the life and death of the grandson who once harmed you is not at your mercy."
On Xiaoyao Mountain, which is surrounded by water on three sides, there is only one mountain road in the north that can go up and down the mountain. The narrowest point is only big enough for two people to walk side by side. After walking with the thin monkey-like man for less than half an hour, Wei Changpan encountered many obstacles along the way.
There are no less than seven or eight checkpoints for light and dark eyes, and even a bird flying by cannot escape their sight.
The most troublesome thing is not these eyeliner checkpoints, both light and dark. When Wei Changpan saw the rolling stones piled up on the steep mountain road, his pupils shrank. Although they were somewhat different from the equipment in Dayao's armaments, he had no doubt that those heavy
Over a hundred stones of wood and rolling stones could smash him into a pile of indistinct flesh and blood.
"These are all things that our master on the mountain made to resist the army of officers and soldiers. We saw the envoy once not long after we went up the mountain. These pieces of wood and rocks were smashed down in extremely dangerous places, and even if they were stained, they would die and peel off their skin."
Xu Shi accepted a few taels of silver from Wei Changpan and knew almost everything about this thin, monkey-like man who had a good impression of the dull young man. After a while, Wei Changpan asked Wei Changpan to get a detailed picture of the defense situation on Xiaoyao Mountain, "
It’s not that we are talking big words, if there are not a few thousand officers and soldiers, even getting here is just wishful thinking..."
"What nonsense are you talking about again? You talk about the guards on the mountain all day long, and you don't know when the government spies will listen to it." A lazy male voice came from behind the thin monkey-like man, "Zhao Hou
Son, if it weren't for your bad mouth, you would have led twenty or thirty people on the mountain, and you wouldn't be doing the job of guarding the mountain gate and looking at the few taels of silver."
Wei Changpan seemed to have heard this male voice somewhere, but he couldn't remember when and where.
"Master Jiang, you have a lot of money, and my little daughter is still holding on to these few taels of silver and going down the mountain to grab medicine." The thin monkey-like man who was talking nonsense in front of Wei Changpan just now begged with a sad face, "You also know, my little daughter
My daughter spends dozens of taels of money just taking that prescription every month, and there are no licensed ones these days..."
"It's just a few taels of silver. How can your Majesty and I care that the money we borrowed when we went down the mountain didn't all go to you brothers? What's the problem? How can we really not get the money together even if we just talk to the brothers on the mountain?"
The master surnamed Jiang had a rather resentful look on his face, but his tone softened and he said, "When the money comes in two days, give your daughter the medicine first, and then keep your mouth shut."
"Are you a new brother on the mountain?"
"He is another one who has been harmed by his grandson. It is said that he has some martial arts skills in fists and kicks. The young man's shallow fists and feet cannot be used on the stage. I am afraid he will have to make a big show of it." The thin monkey-like man seemed to have no intention of seeing Master Jiang again.
She cared about his talkativeness, and couldn't help but add a bit of flattery to her words, "I heard that when the master came to our Xiaoyao Mountain, he had walked thousands of miles of rivers and lakes. Even the king praised the master for being knowledgeable. Today
Even a little brother can open his eyes."
"Zhao Hou'er, if you keep talking more, you can collect the money for your daughter's medicine by yourself?"
The skinny monkey-like man named Zhao Houer quickly shut up.
"On the north slope of Xiajiang River." Master Jiang turned his head, shook his clothes and clasped his fists, looked at Wei Changpan and said with a smile, "Long time no see."